Ronan's records

Ronan is a handsome 2-year-old cream seal point male with light blue eyes. He was very shy. In his case, I am not surprised to see him labeled as fearful and to use caution with him, especially strangers. However, he has been handled often and appreciates affection. Ronan was one of the few cats I could identify from the records simply because of his coloring. Other than the usual bias, there was only one minor error in his records, that being his body color is cream not gray. It's his seal points that are gray. I would have agreed he was thin, but not practically emaciated. There appears to be two discrepancies, one noted on the double exams and one regarding his ears. His ears are noted with a "mild waxy discharge" on 11/6/19, then as "ears full of debris" on 11/27/19. There is no mention of ear mites.

Ronan at Home 7/16/17

Ronan at Home 3/15/18

Ronan at Home 3/15/18

Ronan's state capture photo 11/5/19

Ronan's state shelter photo 1/30/20

Ronan's state shelter photo 1/30/20

As described in the article Faulty Interpretations Lead to Wrong Conclusions, there are two copies of the 11/6/19 exam forms, one is incomplete and one is the original. The one below is the incomplete version. Interestingly, male is circled on this form, but not on the original form, clear evidence of independent alterations to both copies.

This is the completed 11/6/19 exam form.

Ronan's Falls Road records from 11/27/19 visit and 12/9/19 hospitalization. For some reason Ronan had two dental extractions done on 11/27/19 even though he had no prior exams indicating extractions were needed, while other cats who were indicated as being in pain and needing extractions were put on the schedule for weeks later. Again, this raises the question of whether the condition of these cats is accurately described. Ronan is hospitalized on 12/9/19 for a rectal prolaspse. This is something I've seen and dealt with in sheep, but never seen or heard of in cats. Consider where it says the caretaker noticed this the day before. Would you wait a day before taking your cat to the vet if you saw his rectum hanging out? I can't read a chemistry panel and I don't see on the record an explanation of why he has a prolapsed rectum, but according to the Merck Veterinary Manual, it is commonly caused by severe diarrhea and we know other male cats came down with diarrhea caused by infection with the Giardia organism while in custody.

Documentation Posted August 29, 2020 by Elmvale Farm